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A Comprehensive Regional Festival and Conference on
Sustainability and Energy Independence |
Our goal is to inform and educate ourselves and the public on renewable energy production, energy efficiency, and sustainable living through meetings, workshops, educational materials, and energy fairs. |
2008 Festival Dates: Fri., Sat. & Sun. - Sept. 19, 20, & 21, 2008
at the Kempton Community Center, Kempton, PA |
| A three-day festival about renewable energy, natural building construction, sustainable agriculture, land-use planning, forestry and healthy living practices in general. Featuring dynamic speakers, national exhibitors, workshops, hands-on demonstrations, vendors, live music and entertainment, children's activities, food and more. |
GET INVOLVED! Help plan this year's festival:
MAREA Monthly Meeting: June 24, 2008, 7 PM at TEK Park, Breinigsville, PA
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Proposed 3.7 Skystream Wind Turbine
at the Kempton Community Center
Installing the Foundation |
Installation of a 3.7 Skystream Wind Turbine
July 9-12, 2008 at the
Kempton Community Recreation Center in Kempton, PA.
Students will learn the basics of small, grid-tied residential wind-turbine systems, site selection and design, the permit process, electrical safety and installation of a Skystream 3.7 wind turbine with a 50-foot monopole tilt-up Tec Wind tower under the supervision of experienced electricians.
The four-day class will include classroom instruction, assembly and practice raising of the tower, installation of the wind turbine and wiring to intertie with the local utility.
The class will be taught by master electrician and community college instructor Jenny Heinzen. Jenny has been a speaker at the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Festival and is a renewable energy and apprentice electrician instructor at Lakeshore Technical College in Wisconsin.
Lee Kauffman, a partner at Berks Solar, LLC, will be supervising the installation. Lee has 25 years commercial and industrial electrical experience in the Berks County area.
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This Year's Musical Guest:
Livingston Taylor
"One of the most consistently entertaining, tasteful and intelligent of Songsmiths" . . . Dirty Linen Magazine
"An unrepentant romantic, with a razor-sharp mind, a biting sense of humor, and a quirky view of the world."
. . . Wood and Steel Magazine |
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View a slide show by Leigh Mallonee |
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